Og Mandino Quotes

You either control your mind or it controls you.

Self-control is true power.

You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.

All mental discipline and symmetrical growth are from activity of the mind under the yoke of the will or personal power.

Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures.

Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.

Self-control is the only possible road to character development

Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure.

Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!

Self-discipline is the golden key; without it, you cannot be happy.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions

Self-control is only courage under another form.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.

I give myself strength by staying away from any music.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.

Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can atrophy or grow stronger depending on how it's used.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.